These Excel Tips Are Really Simple, and Yet So, So, Helpful

When I first started the job I had now, my friend Google and I spent a few hours trying to figure out how to get Excel to do something really fancy. The formula we eventually found ended up being approximately 63 numbers and letters long. I’m not joking.

Even though I’ve been using this software heavily for over two years, I still learn new
Excel tricks
all the time. While most of them are super simple, they can make your life
so
much easier and your workday that much more
productive
.

So, before you go back to work, take a moment to watch this video. It’s not rocket science, but even I discovered something that made my jaw drop (because I’ve been doing it the hard way for
months
!).

And if you know any other spreadsheet secrets, clue me in
on Twitter
!

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Abby works in health education and prevention at a university in Washington, DC. When she’s not trying to make the world a healthier place, you can find her taking selfies with her cat (Mildred Meow Meow), hunting down the city's best grilled cheese, or zipping through the city on her bike, named Libby. Say hi on Twitter.